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Updated to High Sierra 10.13.1 with Security Update. Any attempt to import a PDF through either PDF Importer Pro or directly through Quark cause the app to crash. Can import an rtf file but a docx cause the app to crash. When documents are designated for import Quark says that there are no Quark Documents to open. It does not see the rtf or docx files. Substitution fonts not recognized! Total chaos. Cannot even send a Crash Report.

Have completely uninstalled Quark and reinstalled from DVD updated from Quark Server. Reinstalled XTensions from fresh files not backups. Worked with Senior Support at Apple last night. We wiped the SSD reinstalled High Sierra 10.13.1 from scratch and all of the software again. Does not correct the problems! All caches, prefs, plists, etc. all deleted cannot get QuarkExpress 2016 on my 2017 5K Retina SSD 16 GIG iMac to run after the Security Update. Worked perfectly before the update!

I have to tell you I have deleted my Quark 2016 from my drive as of yesterday. Since the Security Update for High Sierra I cannot get my Quark to run, or when it will run, to run correctly. Multiple installs and deletes etc. have been to no avail! I have literally deleted all of the hundreds of pieces that normally get left behind after it is uninstalled. Nothing has worked. Several of my Projects and their copies and backups were corrupted beyond fixing. I had an engineer friend of mine at Apple work with me several hours on Sunday and we simply could not fix it. We reinstalled everything, I mean everything ( System etc.) fresh. Not from a Backup or from my Time Machine. I have put in a couple requests for help at Quark but there has been no response other than being told that I did not qualify for support.

When I can raise the cash…if I ever can I will go for the new Quark. I suspect that a lot of the problems are due to the new macOS and the SSD drive.

I just went through the whole reinstall process. I even deleted Font Explorer X from my drive. All of my fonts are controlled by FontBook alone. I also deleted Drive Genius 5.1 which has been causing problems. I have turned off every extension in my browser as a friend suggested...I know that has no affect on anything related to this! I have reinstalled all of the fonts all over again and verified each one, one at a time. Zero has changed from my previous note.

As far as High Sierra goes I was one of the original beta testers and I never had these problems prior to the Security Update. As I said before, the entire SSD was wiped and all was reinstalled from originals...no backups or Time Machine etc. My SSD has checked out as in perfect condition. I deleted every cache prior to the reinstall as well as every piece of the previous install. There are no viruses, malware etc. There is no RAM problem.

I am not a newbie with the Mac OS...but I have got to tell you I am totally baffled. If you have any ideas I would love to try them. Yes, I am also using the latest version of Quark 2016 possible.